CVE-2012-4234
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center ...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-4234- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.
- Record
CVE-2012-4234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4178 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4178- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9w3-3v6q-p98r No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center ...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the group moderation screen in the control center (control.php) in Phorum before 5.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.
- Record
GHSA-h9w3-3v6q-p98r- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Phorum 5.2.18 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2012-08-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4234 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phorum, published September 4, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.